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Battle of Raigarh
1689
25 March-19 October 1689
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Mughal-Maratha Wars

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modern country

Emperor Aurangzeb executed Maratha King Sambhaji then dispatched General Zulfiqar Khan against the new teenage King Rajaram at Raigarh (Rayagad), southwest of Poona. Rajaram escaped and fled to Gingee (5 April). When Raigarh fortress eventually fell by treachery, Sambhaji’s widow Yesu Bai and son Shahu were captured and held for 17 years.


   
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